Program Details
Courses offered in The James Benjamin Department of Accounting Flex Online MS Accounting program offer the same world-class education as our prestigious in-person accounting program, available anywhere. The courses provided in the online curriculum closely resemble those provided in the in-person degree.
Curriculum
The Flex Online MS Accounting Program is a lockstep program, meaning that all students will take courses in the same order determined by the Flex Online MS team. Upon admission to the program, program staff will enroll students in the appropriate classes.
Core Courses (Credit Hours):
ACCT 601: Financial Reporting I (3)
ACCT 602: Financial Reporting II (3)
ACCT 604: Auditing (3)
ACCT 605: Income Tax (3)
ACCT 646: International Accounting (3)
ACCT 650: Accounting Ethics (3)
ACCT 647: Financial Statement Analysis (3)
ACCT 689*: Data Analytics (3)
ACCT 689*: Critical Accounting Communication (3)
Audit Track Electives:
ACCT 689*: Accounting Information Systems (3)
ACCT 628: Business Application Modeling (3)
ACCT 629: IT Auditing (3)
Tax Track Electives:
ACCT 621: Corporate Taxation* (3)
ACCT 612: Partnership & Real Estate Taxation (3)
ACCT 680: Tax Research & Policy (3)
*Course numbers for these courses are not yet determined
Prerequisites
All applicants should plan to complete the following pre-enrollment course before applying for Admission to the Flex Online MS Accounting program at Texas A&M University.
- Introduction to Financial Accounting (Intro to Accounting I)
- Introduction to Business Computing (BCIS type course) – optional as long as the applicant is comfortable with essential Office Suite functionality (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
The Flex Online MS Accounting program is designed for students with an Accounting or Finance academic background but can also accommodate a student coming from another background. If you are an interested student without prior Accounting or Finance coursework, please contact Meaghan Marler to identify steps you can take to be prepared for this program.
